Travel at night to St. Catherine at the foot of Mount Sinai. Climb the mountain in darkness to take in the stunning sunrise from the mountaintop before descending again to visit one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world, St. Catherine.
Highlights
12 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
12 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Entrance fees to St. Catherine National park
Bottled water
English speaking guide
Pick up services from your hotel in Taba and return
All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle
Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
Museum room ticket
Food
Meeting Points
Departure
Taba Border control - Egypt
Return
Mt Sinai Sunrise and St Catherine Monastery Tour from Taba
Taba
About
Travel at night to St. Catherine at the foot of Mount Sinai. Climb the mountain in darkness to take in the stunning sunrise from the mountaintop before descending again to visit one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world, St. Catherine.
Highlights
12 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
12 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Entrance fees to St. Catherine National park
Bottled water
English speaking guide
Pick up services from your hotel in Taba and return
All transfers by air-conditioned vehicle
Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
Museum room ticket
Food
Meeting Points
Departure
Taba Border control - Egypt
Return
Itinerary
1
Mount Sinai
Will pick you up from your hotel in Taba by a private air-conditioned vehicle at 10:30 pm to drive to St. Catherine, it takes about 2:30 hours driving from Taba. Upon arrival, you will start climbing Moses Mountain around 2:00 am and get down at 7:00 am.
5 hours
2
St. Catherine's Monastery
Then proceed to visit St Catherine monastery. The Monastery is Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monastery dates back to the age of the emperor Justinian 6th century. It was the same time of building enclosure wall surrounding the monastery right now but the monastery was named Saint Catherine at the beginning of the 11th century in honor of saint Catherine, one of the earliest Alexandria Christians martyrs. It contains several monuments like the burning bush seen by Moses, and the remarkable Icons Gallery.
Then return back to your hotel in Taba.
